•v Ginton National Bank Pays You 5V2% For Your Christmais Qub Savings F.D.I.C. (Even unfinished ones) Clinton County DECEMBER 31,1975 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 15 Cents County rings in Bicentennial year Clinton County churches and fire departments will bring in the nation's Bicentennial BATH yearwith a chime concert beginning at 11:40 p.m. New Year's eve. The 18-minute concert will be followed with a joint beU ringing from all the churches lasting 2 minutes, symbolic Harold and June'Burnett of the nation's 200 years. This will be foUowed by blowing of the fire whistles. Areas participating include: Hubbardston, Maple Rapids, Eureka, Elsie, Fowler, St. "It's a good way to start our Bicentennial year, and it h&olves everyone." Johns, OvidrWestphalia, Wacousta, City of DeWitt, DeWittTwp., Bath and several of the outlying churches. HUBBARDSTON The joint effort was sponsored by the Clinton County Bicentennial Committee. Al Cunningham Comments heard from throughout the County were: "It's a good idea., and we will do our best. I just hope we don't have any trouble with the fire EUREKA whistle, it's kinda been acting up latelyV" Rev. Doug Jones WACOUSTA ( ' "We will be happy to cooperate, it's a fine thought." Mable Engles DEWITT "We won't hear the fire whistle out here, but I know the churches will db,their best." Faye Hanson • . -1 * Maurice Gove, chairman of the Clinton County Bicentennial Committee said, "Great idea! Ringing bells always symbolized freedom. 1 only regret that most of our "We can beproud of the cooperation we have received'on this'project. The churches and new churches don't have bells and I think'we're losing something, but we will go with what fire departments have gone out of their way fo help, and we hope it will be something the we have here." citizens will remember\a.long time." V MAPLE RAPIDS George Abbott "We're set to go here, and really looking forward to it." ; Assistant prosecutor resigns WESTPHALIA Stella Geller - * V to accept position as i "We ring chimes every year here, but this yearwill be special," ST. JOHNS Tuscpla County prosecutor Clare Maier „ , "It's O.K. with us." ST. JOHNS-Patrick Joslyn, assistant Clinton County prosecuting attorney since OVID Feb. 18,1972, has resigned to assume to post of Tuscola_Counfy prosecuting attorney. Janet Birney Josiyn was appointed by 2 Circuit Court "We" don't have chimes here, but the bells will ring, and I'm checking out the whistle." judges to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of George Holmes. v FOWLER „t/*&-'• X- - -.A, graduate of St. Johns High SchooT,^- 'Nina Waldroir Joslyri received his bachelor of arts degree "We're Happy to do it. Chimes will play at the Lutheran Church and the bells will ring from from Michigan State University and the Catholic Church, and then the whistle will blow." received his juris doctor degree from the Detroit College of Law in June, 1972. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to DEWITT TOWNSHIP 1969. Bill Purvis Joslyn is vice-president of the Clinton- Gratiot Bar Association, member of the "We will do our best." Board of Education of St. Joseph School, member of the St. Johns Rotary Club and Clinton County Republican Party. He also Serves as the Prosecutors Association of y Michigan representative on an ad hoc committee for medical-fiscal management with the State Dept. of Social Services. Prior to his. move to Tuscola County, Joslyn was associated with the firm of,"Walker and Moore in St. Johns. A look back at 1975 Joslyn is the son of Mrs. Jack Walker and stepson of Jack Walker. JANUARYV JANUARY8 Joslyn and his wife, the former Judy clude a new console and entitled "A Bicentennial Clark, are the parents of 5 children. 'Environmentalists are ex­ Carl and Linda May Mc- recording equipment. School auditorium as they pected to file objections to Carrick were the proud parents Musical Celebration" which **v present Neil Simon's "Barefoot He will assume his duties in, Tuscola Mary Jane Trout of the f Patrick Joslyn certain portions of the proposed of the first baby of the year born - will .be presented 'to area high • in the Park," &• County Jan. 1. East Upper Maple River Michigan State .Library, ad­ ,.$choo!s and colleges in late at Clinton Memorial Hospital. dressed the Clinton County Two partners^ Eagan Ford Watershed. Environmentalists Jeffery Scott weighed 6 pounds spring 1975, Sales, Larry Bjjrns and Lou 3 Historical Society Jan. 6 on how 1 said they felt,"almost com­ lQ /4 ounces and was 20 inches JANUARY 22 Kramer, have sold out to a third fortable" with the West Upper to trace your family tree. long. He was born at 12:06 a.m. JANUARY 15 Environmentalists arid partner, Bruce Eowler* after a project, but had a "great ob­ Sunday, Jan. 5. farmers locked horns-over the total of 66 years'of experience CNB&T plans series jection" to what they called Following a V-k hour public East. Upper Maple River between-the two* "severe treatment of the river hearing Monday night, the St. Watershed Project at the Jan. JANUARY 29 A week-by-week look at • Johns City Commission voted 16 meeling. The farmers cited ' in the East Upper Maple unanimously - to approve The St. Johns High School project. several reasons why the project Music Dept. is presenting the news and events rezoning for a proposed 50-unit should continue, and: the en­ of Bicentennial events The Clinton County Board of senior citizen housing-project to sixth annual "Chamber Music Commissioners voted to deny in Clinton County vironmentalists" explained why Concert" Thurs. Jan. 30 be built by James and Robert it should, not. special permits to developer Fedewa. beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the A series of Bicentennial events will be Bicentennial picture to be published in the ' Howard Angell to construct a . during 1975. "Col." Bill Voorheis, owner Library Resource Center at the sponsored by Clinton National Bank during Clinton County News and older students The gym of St. Johns High, and ringmaster of the Voorheis High School. 1976 and the six-month schedule will begin landfill and sandpit, operation School was filled with the sights through senior high age could submit on a 242 acre site located in Bros, traveling circus which B. Stanley Pocuis, superin­ the week of Jan, 26 when registrations will original paintings, writings or other Clinton County's Sleepy' and smells unique to the circus will play Jan. 31 f rom 6-8 p.m. at be held for a beard growing contest. That DeWitt Twp, near State and Hollow is scheduled-to receive tendent of the Clinton County displays following a bicentennial theme. as the St. Johns Jaycees ' St. Johns High School was in the Intermediate School District for Opening event will be followed by a cherry Wood Roads." the lion's share of the last sponsored 2 performances of Prizes and ribbons will be awarded in each area yesterday, explaining the past 6 years, has announced pie eating contest, childrens and adults arts category. The Clinton County recreational bond payouts, the Voorheis Circus. what will be seen at the circus. and crafts shows and a civic fair. All events according to a news release his retirement effective June 30. Republicans announced Jan. 15 Gale force wind.s whipped The performances will -help A 16-year-old St. Johns youth, will be open to the general public and prizes An adult craft show will be held in May •as the date of the 1975 County from Stanley Powell, 88th Dist. through Clinton County and support the Redwing Marching will be awarded. State Representative. Michael Lynn Stevens, was and, if space can accomodate, all entries Convention. Mid-Michigan this past Band's trip to Dallas. dead on arrival at Clinton will be on display .in the bank's main office. A 27,000 grant approved by weekend brining with them an Alden Livingston of The First Nighters of St. Memorial Hospital Thursday Prizes will be awarded to the three entries Livingston Farms in Greenbush the Michigan Office of Criminal end to recent balmy weather Registration for the opening event will Johns all put their "best foot night as a' result of a traffic I take place during the week of Jan. 26 when determined by judges to be the best Twp. was named the Out­ Justice Programs, will provide and chilled the air with tem­ representation of a Bicentennial theme. necessary money for the Clinton peratures in the teens'. forward" Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 22 contestants should register in the lobby of t standing Conservation Farmer^ and 23 at St. Johns High School (Continucd'topage2) for 1974 by the Clinton County County Sheriff's Dept. to in- William E. Chalmers, _ Clinton National Bank. Pictures of the clean auditorium and Ovid Elsie Hieh shaven entrants will be taken and The final event in the six-month scedule Soil Conservation District crease^ the facilities in their manageroftheJCPenneyStore r board. communications room to in­ today announced a gift of music registration forms completed. Final judging will be a civic fair to be held in the bank's of the beard contest will occur in June parking lot June 26. The fair will provide an during the civic fair scheduled to be held in .opportunity for various non-profit groups in the bank's parking lot% * the community to erect booths for displays jBicentennialJ on their activities. In addition fund raising \ Michigan State Police holding In February, junior high and high school events may be conducted during the fair.